The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-14
THE DEAN CASE.
Continuation of the Defend
ants Testimony.
THAT MYSTERIOUS LETTER.
Mr.. Variants Frantic FIoundering-
tho Evidence All ln-The Argu-
ments In Progress.
THAT MYSTERIOUS LETTER

| az 1V'-U yesterday morning Inc Ueal
case was taken up again and the de
PENDANT took the stand, Mr.. Varian con
tinuing the cross-examination. H
asked Mr.. Dean if he assisted Florenc
Ridges on the train at Ogden. The re-
ply was he did. When the Contra
train got into Salt Lake witness dropped
OF the train before it got to the station
There was young man AMI his wifi.
10 lived south of Salt Lake, that came
down from Logan on the same trair
that we did. The principal cause fol
dropping off the train before it stopped
might have been because witness die
not care to be seen IN the company Of
Miss Ridges. Witness went to Logan
to see a plural wife of his father
Florence went to witness house on II G
21st of June. Had not associated with
Florence as man and wife until she
went to his house to live. Had taken
Florence out riding and walking before
that time. His conduct had been ST.
prudent until the day of the
return from Logan that he had
no occasion for apprehension of
danger. He saw John G. Young and
observed that he was watching witness
very closely. Continuing, witness said
he had never obtained the consent of
his first wife, except in a general way /;
it is the general rule of the church that
the consent of the first wife shall be OBJ
tanned. This rule is sometimes not ob-
served for easons of policy. Mr..
VarIan then led the witness off on a
long string Of questions as 10 what the
rule was, anu If the theologians of the
church do not use the fact that all the
parties to such contracts are lully ap-
prised and agreeable to their consum-
nation as arguments to uphold the doc
trine of plural marriage. A little con-
troVersy between the attorneys as to II e
relevancy Of such questions ensued. The
defense was overruled. Witness could
not cali to mind any such argument.
He had obtained the consent of his first
marriage. She was never solicited by
witness for her consent in any specific
use. Mrs. Dean had employed
other girls, and witness thought
that fact would enable him to have
Florence C me to his house and live
without exciting suspicion.
Have not made any effort to secure
the attendance of the young lady and
husband, spoken of previously on this
trial, nor of the president of the Logan
temple. Q.-Is it not fact that in
ducements for material preferment are
held out to those who enter into the
practice of plural merrisge? Mr.
Richards jumped to his feet with an OBJ
lection, which was sustained by the
court. This brought the lengthy and
dreary cross examination to close and
Mr.. Richards asked few more direc
questions, merely bringing out more
prominently points of the evidence pre-
viously given. In regard to the prepa-
ration for this trial Mr.. Richards aske d
witness where Ire had been, when he
was sent to the Pen for unlawful CO.
habitation. Witness had not made any
efforts to procure evidence preparatory
to going to trial, because such prepara-
tons would necessarily have laid
q foundation for an ind. + );
ment and prosecution in the Third Dl
trict Court. He had written letter o
Florence's father indirectly for the hand
of his daughter. The letter was written
on the 18th of January, 1884, and is the
one witness identified yesterday. The
defense here offered the letter in evil
dence, but the prosecution objected, on
the ground that it is self-serving
declaration that the defendant could
not be permitted to do. The opposing
counsel had legal tussel over the ad-
of the letter as evidence.
The letter, it seems, was dated January
18th, 1884, and, as it seemed from state
ments of counsel, asked Mr.. Ridges for
the hand of his daughter, agreeing in
the letter to live apart from her for at
least year, owing, presumably, to the
youth of Miss Florence. The letter was
read to the jury by the defendant wit
ness. Following is copy of
THE MYSTERIOUS Letter.: